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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Recently, there have been a spade of unfortunate events making its way around. first, there was the myanmar cyclone which killed tonnes of people, i use the word tonnes coz i cld not be sure how many ppl were actually killed, myanmar saya 43,300, UN and red cross says 100,000++. anyway, then a couple of days later, came the sichuan earthquake with a lesser casualty rate if i'm not wrong. For the myanmar cyclone, i am not really sure of the situation as their military govt had kinda ban the media from doing coverage reports on the event. but juz use brain and think, a cyclone of that scale hitting a moderately populated area, casualty rates must be very high for sure. and whats more, the military govt is actually banning the foreign rescue teams from helping, this will only makes things worst. i really wonder what goes on in the mind of the myanmar govt officials, are their people more important or the things which they are trying to hide more important? to me, "people" is the most important asset in both a country and an organization. i really hope that they wld reconsider their decisions. but even if they do so now, chances of rescuing survivors are very slim now given the lack of help in the initial stages after the damage done by the cyclone.
As for the sichuan earthquake, i must really salute the chinese govt for their "open-ness" in this matter, accepting all sorts of help from other countries for one reason, the good of their country's people. And the president even visited the epic center and what not to understand n facilitate the rescue efforts. after seeing the news coverage on the sichuan earthquake, i only have one word in my mind, and that's "Devastating". the damage to the place and plight of the victims are truly devastating.
somehow, this two incidents made me kinda realise how lucky we are to be able to live in peace, away from disaters, be it man-made or natural. and we could do smth for these less fortunate people. in terms of monetary donations, going down to red cross or other associations to lend a hand, prehaps help to pack the things which are going to be send to the both countries, or if you do not have the means to do both of the above, at the very least, pray for their safety(even thought u probably dunno them) or smth to that extent. i'm sure everyone could do their bit for these victims. no matter how insignificant your contribution is, after all, it still counts....
if you guys wanna do a monetary donation, this are some of the avenues which i noe u can direct you donations to:
1)Walk-in donations can be made at the Singapore Red Cross Society, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486.
Collection hours are:Mon - Fri: 9.30am - 5.45pm
Sat & Sun (17-18 May): 9.30am - 5pm
Vesak Day (19 May): 9.30am - 5pm
2)Cheque DonationsCheque can be made payable to:Singapore Red Cross Society
Please indicate behind the cheque:
1) Name, Organisation (if applicable), Mailing Address and Contact Numbers
2) For Red Cross China Earthquake Appeal/Survivors of Myanmar cyclone
An official receipt (Donation is not tax deductible) will be issued.
Send the cheque to: Singapore Red Cross Society15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486
3)UOB Internet Banking4)UOB Cheque Donations5)DBS/POSB Fund TransferAt all ATMs island-wide
6)DBS Internet Banking7)AXS StationsAll AXS terminals island-wide
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